OOIDA Member Casey Mulder is a third-generation trucker who drives for his family’s refrigerated LTL trucking business. Casey says trucking is all he’s ever known and he started driving as soon as he got out of high school and has been on the road ever since.
Casey would like to be elected to the OOIDA board so he can make a difference on the national level. He knows that trucking is the backbone of this entire nation and that without trucks, America stops. We need truck drivers and Casey wants to be involved with bringing important trucking issues to the attention of lawmakers. He wants to be part of the organization that advocates for truckers.
Casey is concerned with the number of truckers that get into trucking and don’t make it through even the first year. He believes there is something very wrong with the industry if you have the skill to drive and operate a trucking business but so many don’t succeed. Truckers need to be educated about the industry so they can be successful. OOIDA provides that knowledge and business education. Casey says that fuel prices, lack of parking and equipment expense are some of the biggest issues in the industry today.
Casey believes that his understanding in cost benefit analysis and the financial side of trucking and his broader overview of the industry as whole makes him a good candidate for the board. To be successful in trucking, you have to know your numbers. You have to know your true cost per mile so you can choose loads that will pay you. Trucking is a business and you have to treat it as such. Casey says that he truly loves the trucking industry, believes it to be one of the most crucial industries in this country and wants to do all he can to help truck drivers be successful.